Best local places to eat.

Hi Alberto,
I too will be in Rome for a few days and I had the same question. If you look at Rick's link for Italy and then Rome, his son Andy has a link called Good eats and sleeps or something like that and he lists a number of places that are off the beaten path and good local food. I'm not totally sure about Paris, but all the food in Paris is wonderful and I'm sure no matter where you go it'll be touristy since Paris is full of tourists. Hope this helps! Bon voyage!

One way Paris residents select restaurants is by consulting Le Guide Michelin. You can do it online, by going here http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/tpl/hme/MaHomePage.htmclick the blue tab at the right (restaurants)select Francein the city box input the arrondissement you want, for the 4th input 75004 Parisclick Red Guide Selectionsclick Best Values, these are Michelin's Bib Gourmand

I always have trouble with this type of question that is so broad as to be unanswerable. There are hundreds of local places to eat and best is a relative term. Part of the joy of traveling, especially in those two cities, is finding you own. I really like Ristorante de Glovanni and Target and couple others in between those two in Rome. Are they he best -- who knows, probably not or at least I will not know until I have eaten in a hundred or more. Start looking, poke your head in the restaurant and see who is there, try it. That is part of the adventure. Never had a bad meal and only a few so, so. But if you are looking for five star dining, then that is a whole another issue.

Any place that does not have an English language menu in the window.

Which Alberto would know, Perries, because your messages (you use the royal we) would show up in his message box. No need to post the notice.

Rome: In Trastevere, San Calistus pizza is awesome! And cheap! It's right by the church. I don't remember exactly where, but I'm sure you can Google the directions with the name. There might be other tourists there, but I think it's the best pizza in Rome. It would be my first stop if I returned to Rome.

Also in Trastevere, a street behind the big store (Standa?) a five or so blocks past the bridge that the #8 tram thing goes down (that main street, I forget what it's called), there's a little place that's open just for a few hours around the lunch hour with fresh meat & pasta dishes. Cheap and delicious (but only takeaway food). It's busy but quick. I never saw a tourist there. I never noticed its name if it had one, but you will see the crowd of people if it's open.